"The Screwtape Letters," Part Two

C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters [published 1942] is a thoughtful commentary on the human condition, the nature of temptation, and the struggle between good and evil. Through the correspondence between Screwtape [a senior devil] and Wormwood [his nephew], readers gain insight into the complexities of faith and the subtle ways in which individuals can be led away from their beliefs. The last Letter [Chapter 31] begins and ends as follows:

MY DEAR, MY VERY DEAR, WORMWOOD, MY POPPET, MY PIGSNIE,
How mistakenly now that all is lost you come whimpering to ask me whether the terms of affection in which I address you meant nothing from the beginning. Far from it! Rest assured, my love for you and your love for me are as like as two peas. […] Love you? Why, yes. As dainty a morsel as ever I grew fat on.

[…] Most truly do I sign myself, Your increasingly and ravenously affectionate uncle SCREWTAPE

Please read the second half [Chapters 16 through 31] of The Screwtape Letters. The reading is about 16,500 words long and may take 80 to 115 minutes to read. You can download free *.pdfs of The Screwtape Letters from Preacher's Help and the Internet Archive.

This YouTube audiobook is narrated by John Cleese (of Monty Python fame) and has a running time of just over three and a half hours. The audio for Chapters 16 through 31 is about two hours long; Chapter 16 begins at the 1:33:24 mark.

Here are some secondary articles for your entertainment (not required for the Meetup):
· Meet C.S. Lewis, from the C.S. Lewis Institute
· The Screwtape Letters, summaries and analyses, from SparkNotes
· A lighter-hearted take on The Screwtape Letters, from 12min Blog
· “10 Essential Truths from C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters,” from Inward Turn

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